Local Notes: Halloween party, sympathies, Kokoro cultural centre, Tidy Towns news and much more
Cuidiú Waterford's Halloween Party will take place in Riverstown Community Centre. Stock image.
On Wednesday, October 2, Seamus McElhinney, Priest's Road, Tramore, and formerly of Ballygunner, passed away peacefully at University Hospital Waterford surrounded by his loving family. Predeceased by his beloved parents Dan and Bridget. Seamus will be sadly missed by his loving wife Catherine, his loving children Ger, James and Catriona, his adoring grandchildren, his sister Maura, his auntie Martha, and his daughter-in-law Edwina. He will be forever missed by all his nieces and nephews all his relatives, extended family, wonderful neighbours, and many friends. A well-known musician in the South East, Seamus reposed at Falconer's Funeral Home, on Friday, October 4, with Requiem Mass on Saturday morning at The Church of the Holy Cross, Tramore, after which he was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery.
The Lafcadio Hearn Gardens were excited to recently announce the commencement of the construction of our new Kokoro Cultural Centre which will take pride of place in Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens, Tramore. Kokoro Cultural Centre is on course for completion in August, 2025. The name Kokoro in Japanese means, ‘spirit or soul.’ It is the title of one of Hearn’s books about Japan, in which he strived to convey a sense of the inner life of his adopted country. They look forward to developing this centre of culture which will further enhance the tourism offering of Waterford City, County, and the wider South East region. The upper floor level of the Kokoro Centre will be a covered space, providing introductory information and facilitating talks to visiting tour groups. It will also provide a relaxing café space to sit and absorb the wonderful views of the gardens and the glorious Tramore Bay below. The lower level will have seating for one hundred people and will become a venue for cultural events, concerts, music performances, poetry readings and workshops. It will also provide a beautiful indoor space for many of the annual garden events as well as functioning as a welcome facility for community, national and international tour groups.
The Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens is a registered charity and a ‘not for profit’ entity. The outlay on the construction of the building to date is being supported by a grant from the Waterford Leader Partnership Programme, by philanthropic sources, by money raised directly by the gardens from gate receipts and borrowings. Fundraising is ongoing for this development, and we will post details on support options soon.
Thank you all who came and supported Tramore Tidy Towns recently at SuperValu. The kindness and the fantastic feedback today was heart lifting. The chairperson of Tidy Towns Tramore and on behalf of our committee and volunteers, would like to say a massive thank you to the people of Tramore. They came out in droves to support us while bag packing in Supervalu over the two days. A big thank you to Helen C, Mary K, Maria S, Tracey Mc, Anne C and John O'G, who volunteered with us on these days. We will keep working hard to keep our town clean and beautiful with the help from Ray Hogan, our local Council workers, TUS, Tramore AFC, Supervalu and the people of Tramore from Tidy Towns.
Tramore Parkrun recently celebrated its 20th year. They had a fantastic crew of volunteers, TY students from Ardscoil na Mara, exchange students from Yates and Tom, from Waterpark, as well as a few other regulars. Without these volunteers the park run would not have been able to survive and it is expected that after every ten parkruns you volunteer for one run, not too much to ask.
The sad passing of Mary Cleary (nee: Cosgrave), late of Beechmount, Tramore, took place on Friday, October 4, at University Hospital Waterford surrounded by her loving family. Mary was predeceased by her loving husband Timothy Cleary, who only passed away on September 9, last, and brothers Jack and Billy Cosgrave. She was the beloved wife of Timothy Cleary for 70 years, and will be missed by her children Timothy, Siobhan, Mark, Fiona, Colleen, Lorcan and Ronan, grandchildren Mary, Owen, Eleanor, James, Callum, Cara, Ellie, Timothy, Grace, and Elizabeth. She reposed at her residence in Beechmount, on Thursday evening, with Requiem Mass on Friday morning at The Church of the Holy Cross, and she was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon in The Good Shepherd Cemetery, Gortnahoe, Co Tipperary alongside her late husband.
It is with regret we record the sudden passing of John Cooney, at his home in Carrigaline, on Sunday, October 6, with his family by his side. Formerly of Tramore and late of Musgrave, Tramore Road, Cork. He started at the L&N in Broad Street, Waterford and from there to Adam F Torries, where he was a buyer for the group. He managed a lot of Supervalu stores in Wexford and Waterford, including the Hyper, before he moved to Cork about 27 years ago. He will be sadly missed by his heartbroken wife Theresa (née: O’Brien), his loving children Loraine (Casey) and Shane, son-in-law Owen, cherished grandchildren Alyssa and Sasha, brother Eddie Cooney, sister Marie O’Shea, sisters-in-law Suzanne and Margaret, brother-in-law Stephen, nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. Burial took place in St Mary’s Cemetery Carrigaline on Thursday morning after Requiem Mass in the Church of Our Lady and St. John, Carrigaline.
The club, once again, were champions in this year's Munster Grade H Open in UL, with an all Tramore women's doubles final. Helena Brazil and Kate Liston defeating Sylwia Suminska and Jean Webster in an extremely competitive final. Congratulations to Marie Dineen and Jordan Curran who were runners up in the plate also. Congratulations to Jean Walsh and Dee Fleming, who recently won the Tipperary Invitational Grade G Women's Doubles event and Runners up Abi Marks and Fia Dooley.
Cuidiú Waterford has announced its upcoming Halloween Party, which is set to take place on Sunday, October 27, at the Riverstown Community Centre in Tramore (X91 F2AH). The event will run from 3pm to 4.15pm and will be aimed at children aged up to 5 years. Families can look forward to a fun-filled afternoon of Halloween crafts, music, games, and more. Admission will be €5 per family, with a discounted rate of €3 for Cuidiú members. Due to limited space, booking is essential. For more information and to reserve your spot go online and visit https://ti.to/cuidiu/cuidiu-waterford-halloween-party-2024
